From Jekyl:
> Amount of time served in the US Senate
> JOHN McCAIN 22 YEARS
> BARAK OBAMA 173 DAYS
REALITY CHECK!
1997 - 2004
Then State Sen. Obama served in Illinois, and became the Chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee. He accomplished much more there and is documented on wikipedia.
2004/2005 - February 10, 2007
U.S. Sen. Obama served in DC as a U.S. Sen, recognized as the 11th most powerful U.S. Sen., voted in favor of the Secure Fence Act, co-sponsored the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, which was signed into law in September 2007, and has many more accomplishments as a U.S. Senator, documented on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama